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Originally Posted by Aether
But there is a will to confront them, given the right circumstances.
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How can you say that? As you pointed out, this article is over 2 years old. I find it hard to believe that an honest, directed, eager, and aggressive effort to stop terrorism within your own borders would not be successful. If Arafat ever put an end to Hamas he would be out of a job.
We're really skirting the boundary of the causes of terrorism and I feel that will take us off topic. I just can't agree that if Israel or the US simply stopped retaliating for terrorist actions or simply removed themselves from a few strips of land that the terrorism would stop.
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You would probably not need to act against them at all. An organization without considerable financial support would never be able to organize something as complex as the 9/11 attack
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It might not be as complex as 9.11 but there would still be organizations funding and committing terrorist acts. What do you do about them? Don't get me wrong, I'm not suggesting that ALL terrorism could be eradicated. I am suggesting that organizations that exist to promote and plan terrorist acts can be eliminated. It is these organizations that will take the path of least resistance and emigrate to countries where terrorist bases are tolerated. The entire world can condemn them, but if no one acts against them they will continue to pursue their goals at will.